People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia
Mongolia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 13.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mongolia is 13.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mongolia peaked at 74.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 54th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.9% | — |
| 2001 | 71.1% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 40.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 13.9% | 36.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mongolia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mongolia was 13.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Mongolia ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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